The views of 30 members of the Montana Commission on Post-Secondary Education and of a large sector of the Montana population as to the most important "issues and questions facing Montana postsecondary education" were solicited. The replies were categorized into the following subject areas: Goals, objectives and Priorities; Governance,…

A review of kindergarten programs (state, private, parochial and federally assisted) is set forth in four sections: (1) kindergarten programs in Kentucky public graded schools, (2) non-district public, private and parochial graded schools, (3) kindergarten and nursery school enrollment in private pre-school centers, and (4) federally-supported…

A December 1983 survey queried the chief state school officers of the 50 states on the extent to which distance learning techniques are used in public education in their states. Respondents were asked to focus on interactive forms of distance learning, such as audio and video teleconferencing. A total of 28 states (56%) responded, with the…

Briefed are the planning, the committee work, and the supportive legislation which followed the conception of Ohio's gifted program. The procedural methodology used by the Division of Special Education to encourage the initiation of programs and to disseminate information of research, monographic contributions, and demonstration results is…

This survey summarizes, in tabular form, the latest reports of year-round education activities in the United States as supplied by State and outlying district education agencies. Tables cover the period July 1, 1973 through February 1, 1974. Data reported include the number of operational programs and study/planning activities in each State, the…

This Matrix for Planning presents an organized format for systematically recording information relevant to the formulation of long-range planning policies and decisions for the Massachusetts Community Colleges. The matrix organizes existing data into a four-fold conceptual structure: people, programs, facilities, and funding. The first category…

Part 1 of the project aimed at determining unmet vocational-technical education needs in the State of Maryland which might be met through residential education; Part 2 was designed to study the possible alternatives for meeting the needs discovered and to make recommendations regarding how these could best be met. A summary of Part 1 of the…

A statewide study of vocational and technical education was initiated to evaluate the present system and recommend a master plan for the development, coordination, and expansion of occupational education. Chapters discuss: (1) Key Issues in Occupational Education, (2) Vocational and Technical Education in Massachusetts and the United States, (3)…